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Breton, Ernest François Pierre Hippolyte.
Estimate
600 - 900 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Athènes décrite et dessinée... suivie d'un voyage dans le Péloponèse. Paris: Gide, 1862
first edition, 8vo (272 x 177mm.), half-title, dedication to King Otho, tinted lithographed frontispiece and 8 plates (7 tinted), numerous illustrations in the text, contemporary red half morocco, spine in compartments with raised bands, top edge gilt, some spotting, edges rubbed
Provenance
A.G. du Plessis, bookplate; P. de la Morandière, book label
Literature
cf. Blackmer 199 (second edition); Contominas 93; cf. Weber I, 573 (Quatre jours dans le Péloponèse)
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
The account of the author's travels, "Quatre jours dans le Péloponèse", (pp.335-374) first appeared in the periodical Investigateur in 1860.